Assistant in House Counsel - Manchester, United Kingdom - Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment

Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment

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Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

My client is a well-established litigation law firm who are based in the heart of Manchester City Centre and they are on the look-out for an Assistant Inhouse Counsel to work closely with the Senior In House Counsel with the opportunity for hybrid workingfurther down the line
My client works in several areas of law including Housing Litigation and clients across the UK and they want to continue to deliver a top quality service to their clients
The main reason for this role is due to the volume of work now being undertaken by the firm and to ensure that these litigation cases are litigated in a timely manner
Duties

Upon instructions from fee earners, review case, considering prospects, preparing papers and drafting particulars of Claim, ensuring that these are returned to the fee earner within agreed time frames.
Responsibility for replying to defences of any particulars of claim that you drafted.
You would also be expected to assist with ad-hoc queries from fee earners particularly in relation to assessing a file with regard to overall risks and prospects of success.
Tactical and procedural considerations.
There may be the opportunity for advocacy.
To review housing disrepair case files and assist fee earners where required
To draft particulars of claim and ensure these are returned to fee earners within required time frames
To draft replies to defences when necessary.
Draft replies to counter claims when necessary.
Keep correct and suitable records of the work you have undertaken and that is ongoing
A good communicator with excellent attention to detail.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage a diverse audience.
A high level ability to think critically.
A strong academic background particularly in relation to drafting and civil procedure.
To have some knowledge of the law relating to housing disrepair.
Good organisational skills; able to manage own time effectively.
Professional standards.
Confident, dynamic and with a desire to succeed
IT literate, good typing skills.
To keep up to date with the area of housing law, legal developments by reading monthly law reports, cases and journals